№33, (2007)

The Solovets Islands, commonly referred to as Solovky in Ukrainian, boast Mt. Sekirnaia, a gem of the northern environs. It is a captivatingly scenic spot, but here you must behave as though you are...

Exclusive material about Kira Muratova’s film Two in One (photos from the set and a report on the filming), information about the most interesting contemporary artists working in Ukraine today —...

The Art-Kyiv art fair can now claim the title of the biggest and only event of this format and scale in Ukraine. For the second time it is presenting Ukrainian paintings of the 20th and 21st...

There are some 160,000 Ukrainians behind bars, including 1,400 serving life sentences. Among the most widespread crimes (about 50,000 committed every year) are burglaries and premeditated murders....

For more than a week Tatarstan has not been supplying oil to Ukraine. This is official Kazan’s reaction, totally supported by the Kremlin, to the Ukrainian court ruling that reinstated Pavlo...

The title of the current show at the Koncha-Zaspa art gallery is Kolo Zaspy (Zaspa Circle). The word “circle” has several connotations, including the sacred symbol of infinity. It is also often used...

On Nov. 3 Kyiv’s International Culture and Arts Center, better known as the former Zhovtnevy (October) Palace, hosted a spectacular 20th anniversary concert by the legendary group Vopli Vidopliasova...

On Nov. 1, 2007, the 34th General Conference of UNESCO, consisting of 193 countries, unanimously adopted the resolution “Remembrance of Victims of the Great Famine (Holodomor) in Ukraine.” Recalling...

Since the start of 2007, around 500 Ukrainian migrant workers have died while doing a variety of jobs abroad, most of them middle- aged men killed on the job. Similar hazards befall women. There are...

The unusual life of Hetman Ivan Mazepa and his long-lasting, effective activity for the good of Ukraine were conducive to the firm conviction among patriotically minded Ukrainians that this colossal...

Nov. 6 1943: Troops of the 1st Ukrainian Front liberate Kyiv, the capital city of Soviet Ukraine, during the Second World War. 2001: President Leonid Kuchma of Ukraine pays a one-day working visit to...

All children who end up in orphanages for various reasons dream of having a real family. Now the process of adoption or legalization of guardianship may become more complicated. Employees of the...

The light is dimmed and only the soloists, Sonia Suldina (violin) and Valerii Mykhaliuk (piano), and the composer’s portrait are illuminated. A soft melody soars in the air, enchanting the audience...

On Oct. 27 and Nov. 1-4, 1937, at a tract of land in southern Karelia known as Sandarmokh, Captain Mikhail Matveev executed 1,111 inmates of the Solovky [Rus. Solovki] Special-Purpose Forced Labor...

The year 2007 is rich in jubilees that stand out from the anniversary of a fundamental event - the February Revolution in Russia. This year we are celebrating the 90th anniversary of the Central Rada...